ECMSA: Master Class Series—Zuill Bailey, cello
2025-2026 ECMSA, Free Event/ No Tickets Required
Zuill Bailey is an American Grammy Award-winning cello soloist, chamber music and artistic director. He is professor of cello and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Enter the Schwartz Center through the North Lobby Doors, facing the Goizueta Business School, Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
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University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music at Emory. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: EMCSA—Master Class Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Saturday, September 6, 2025, 10:00 AM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Tharp Rehearsal Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
ECMSA: Emerson Series—Boccherini, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bailey
2025-2026 ECMSA, Free Event/ No Tickets Required
Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey joins the Vega Quartet, violist Yinzi Kong, and pianist William Ransom for music of Boccherini, Beethoven, and Brahms' great String Sextet in Bb.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music at Emory. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: EMCSA—Emerson Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Saturday, September 6, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
Gary Motley, jazz | Emory Faculty Recital
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Join us for an unforgettable evening of Jazz with professor of practice and the founding Director of Jazz Studies at Emory University, Gary Motley!
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music Department. Artist: Gary Motley. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Gary Motley. Contact Email: gmotley@emory.edu.
Sunday, September 14, 2025, 4:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Karen Freer, cello | Emory Artist Affiliate Recital
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Join us for a night of incredible music and masterful artistry with Karen Freer, acclaimed cellist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Emory University faculty member. From Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, Freer’s performances have captivated audiences worldwide.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music Department. Artist: Karen Freer. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Karen Freer. Contact Email: kfreer@emory.edu.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 4:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Candler Concert Series: Harlem Quartet featuring Aldo López-Gavilán, piano
2025–2026 Candler Concert Series
$40 | Emory Students $10
Full Package $28.00 | Build-Your-Own Package $30.00
Subscription Packages Available Here
Acclaimed for its dynamic performances and fresh approach to classical music, the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet is joined by Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán for a program full of exuberance, and spirit in a mesmerizing combination of classical perfection and virtuoso jazz featuring Schumann's beloved Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, followed by a journey through Cuba’s myriad musical traditions with works by López-Gavilán.
Having toured as a quintet since 2015, this ensemble has developed a cohesive and powerful sound. Concerts and residencies have included Rockport (MA) Chamber Music Festival, Chautauqua Institution, Santa Fe College, Las Vegas’s Smith Center for the Performing Arts, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and L.A.’s Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne…
University Event Topic: Entertainment. Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Schwartz Center Box Office. Contact Phone: 404.727.5050.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N. Decatur Road.
ECMSA: Master Class Series—Marina Lomazov, piano
2025-2026 ECMSA, Free Event/ No Tickets Required
Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today. Ms. Lomazov is a Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music.
Enter the Schwartz Center through the North Lobby Doors, facing the Goizueta Business School, Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music at Emory. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: EMCSA—Master Class Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10:00 AM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Tharp Rehearsal Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
Jazz on the Green
2025–2026 Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Celebrate Jazz at Emory with the Emory Jazz Combos in a free outdoor performance.Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music Department. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Contact Name: Gary Motley. Contact Email: gmotley@emory.edu.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:30 PM.
Patterson Green, adjacent to Schwartz Center for Performing Arts | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Jazz on the Green
2025–2026 Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Celebrate Jazz at Emory with the Emory Jazz Combos in a free outdoor performance.Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Contact Name: Gary Motley. Contact Email: gmotley@emory.edu.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 6:30 PM.
Patterson Green, adjacent to Schwartz Center for Performing Arts | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Candler Concert Series: "Murmurs In Time"—Third Coast Percussion and Salar Nader, tabla
2025–2026 Candler Concert Series
$50 | Emory Students $10
Full Package $35.00 | Build-Your-Own Package $37.50
Subscription Packages Available Here
The late Zakir Hussain composed Murmurs In Time as a commission for Third Coast Percussion, combining the beauty and complexity of Hindustani classical music with the singular sound world of this Grammy Award–winning percussion ensemble. Salar Nader—tabla virtuoso and protégé of Hussain—will perform with Third Coast Percussion in honor of the composer's profound legacy. This special concert presentation also includes newly commissioned works from Jessie Montgomery, Tigran Hamasyan, and Jlin, as well as a solo tabla performance by Nader.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Entertainment. Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Schwartz Center Box Office. Contact Phone: 404.727.5050.
Friday, October 17, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N. Decatur Road.
Emory Sound Collective
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
From graphic scores to structured improvisations, Emory Sound Collective presents a genre-bending evening of works.
Recommended parking: Parking lot adjacent to the building on Burlington Road or Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Music Department. Event Open To: All Students. All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Lina Andonovska. Contact Email: liljana.andonovska@emory.edu.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Performing Arts Studio
1804 N. Decatur Rd. Atlanta, GA 30322.
Family Weekend: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free, Tickets Required
The Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus join forces to present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Eric Nelson and Paul Bhasin direct.
Tickets are available ONLINE or by calling the Box Office at 404.727.5050.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Schwartz Center Box Office. Contact Phone: 404.727.5050.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Family Weekend: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free, Tickets Required
The Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus join forces to present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Eric Nelson and Paul Bhasin direct.
Tickets are available ONLINE or by calling the Box Office at 404.727.5050.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: Schwartz Center Box Office. Contact Phone: 404.727.5050.
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Emory Wind Ensemble
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Join the Emory Wind Ensemble for a program featuring a mix of classic wind band repertoire and newer works and arrangements spanning a range of styles and perspectives.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music Department. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.
Vocal Symposium
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Recommended parking: Parking lot adjacent to the building on Burlington Road or Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Music Department. Event Open To: All Students. All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Bethany Mamola. Contact Email: bethany.grace.mamola@emory.edu.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 6:30 PM.
Performing Arts Studio
1804 N. Decatur Rd. Atlanta, GA 30322.
Vocal Symposium
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Recommended parking: Parking lot adjacent to the building on Burlington Road or Gambrell/Lowergate South Parking Deck.
University Event Topic: Arts. Department / Organization: Music at Emory. Music Department. Event Open To: All Students. All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Bethany Mamola. Contact Email: bethany.grace.mamola@emory.edu.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:30 PM.
Performing Arts Studio
1804 N. Decatur Rd. Atlanta, GA 30322.
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series—Halloween Concert
2025-2026 ECMSA
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Celebrate Halloween with scary music—Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns and Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet—performed by the Vega Quartet and Julie Coucheron and William Ransom, pianists. Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends). Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music at Emory. Artist: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Series: ECMSA—John and Linda Cooke Noontime Series. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Donna & Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Contact Name: William Ransom. Contact Email: wransom@emory.edu.
Friday, October 31, 2025, 12:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 N Decatur Rd.
Alexandra Shatalova Prior, oboe | Emory Artist Affiliate Recital
2025–2026 Emory Department of Music
Free Event/No Tickets Required
Enjoy an evening with Alexandra Shatalova Prior, principal oboe of the Georgia and LaGrange Symphony Orchestras and a frequent performer with orchestras across the Southeast. Her international career has brought her to stages from Berlin to St. Petersburg, captivating audiences with her expressive tone and musical elegance.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends).
Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here.
University Event Topic: Arts. School: All Emory University. Department / Organization: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Music Department. Artist: Alexandra Shatalova Prior. Type of Art: Music - Instrumental Performances. Event Open To: All (Public). Building/Room: Performing Arts Studio. Contact Name: Gary Motley. Contact Email: gmotley@emory.edu.
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 8:00 PM.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall | 1700 North Decatur Rd.